Eustachys petraea

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Eustachys petraea
Eustachys petraea AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eustachys
Species: E. petraea
Binomial name
Eustachys petraea
(Sw.)
EUST PETR DIST.JPG
Natural range of Eustachys petraea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Chloris petraea Swartz

Varieties: none

Description

E. petraea is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and introduced in Hawaii and the Pacific Belt. [1]

Distribution

E. petraea is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to North Carolina and Pennsylvania, Hawaii, the Pacific Belt, Puerto Rico, and the U.S, Virgin Islands. [1]

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Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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